Leandra Medine Quotes

For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural.

When I'm wearing makeup, I choose between doing my eyes or mouth because I don't want to look like a beauty pageant child.

Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist.

I have really big features, so a little makeup goes a long way. I would hate to look like a clown.

If makeup highlights and empowers my unique appeal, why not use it?

I think wearing less makeup can seem a bit scary for some women because we get so used to seeing ourselves look a certain way.

I love natural beauty, and I think it's your best look, but I think makeup as an artist is so transformative.

I never like to wear too much makeup, and sometimes the best makeup is when it's not too perfect. I like to sometimes apply my makeup with my fingers.

I super love makeup, but I'm not the type who would wear a lot of it.

I do not wear a lot of makeup. On social media, this seems to work both in my favor and against me.

Lena made a face. She almost never wore makeup; she didn't have to. "You know, it's not like we all sign a contract with Maybelline when we turn thirteen.

The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with now - and it saves me from reapplying lipstick! I'm a pretty low-maintenance person and it's too excessive to exaggerate both the eyes and lips.

I look very different on camera compared with how I do in real life. On camera, I look my best when everything is enhanced, especially my eyes - I like a smoky eye. In real life, I like myself best in tinted moisturiser, lip balm and mascara.

I don't want to have to be beautiful all the time. I want to be able to look cruddy in my weekend sweats, with a pimple on my face and pimple cream on top of the pimple. The expectation to always be beautiful bothers me.

It's really easy with makeup to look like you're trying too hard, like a clown. That's not what you want!

I'm not a girl who needs to put on a whole face of make-up before I leave the house.

If people think I look good, it's the make-up.

I always carry lip balm and lipstick. Lipstick is a very important beauty product because I find that lips are the most beautiful feature of anyone's face.

Perfect isn't normal, nor is it interesting. I have no features without makeup. I am pale. I have blond lashes. You could just paint my face - it's like a blank canvas. It can be great for what I do.

I know some women are intimidated by makeup.

That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.

You can always enhance your natural beauty; you learn what works for your face because crazy make-up doesn't really suit anyone.

Even when I get dressed up to go out, I never use too much makeup.

I've been told to wear different things, to look different, to lose weight, to look sexier, to wear more hair, to wear more makeup.

Makeup is a very delicate thing for me - I've got sort of defined features, so I don't like to do too much contour, as it can be a bit severe.